Number of principals in public schools that have students enrolled in the third grade and, during the typical full week of school, percentage of public school principals in schools where third graders spent no time on selected activities, by selected school characteristics: 2007–08

During the typical full week of school, percent of principals in schools where third graders spent no time on

Selected school and teachers characteristics

Total number of principals in public schools that have a third grade

English, reading, language arts

Arithmetic or mathematics

Social studies or history

Science

Foreign language

Physical education

Music

Art

Recess

All public schools

49,700

0.7

!

‡

1.1

1.2

84.5

0.6

8.1

11.7

9.5

School classification

Traditional public

47,800

0.7

!

‡

1.1

1.2

85.5

0.5

7.5

11.5

9.4

Charter school

1,900

‡

‡

‡

‡

59.8

‡

23.4

!

17.1

!

12.0

!

Community type

City

12,400

‡

‡

1.0

!

1.3

!

84.0

1.1

!

8.8

13.9

15.9

Suburban

14,100

‡

‡

‡

‡

81.7

‡

6.7

10.1

9.9

Town

6,700

#

#

‡

‡

87.8

‡

8.5

11.5

7.8

!

Rural

16,500

‡

‡

0.9

!

1.1

!

86.0

0.5

!

8.6

11.6

5.0

School level

Primary

45,600

‡

‡

0.9

1.0

!

85.0

0.4

!

6.7

11.2

9.0

Middle

†

†

†

†

†

†

†

†

†

†

High

†

†

†

†

†

†

†

†

†

†

Combined

4,100

‡

‡

3.2

!

3.2

!

78.6

2.1

!

24.3

17.5

15.1

Student enrollment

Less than 100

2,800

‡

‡

2.8!

‡

88.8

‡

18.4

11.9

11.5

!

100-199

4,800

‡

‡

‡

‡

77.9

‡

10.4

8.6

7.3

!

200-499

24,500

‡

‡

0.5

!

0.8

!

83.7

‡

6.1

11.1

9.0

500-749

12,400

‡

‡

1.3

!

‡

87.7

‡

8.8

12.7

8.4

750-999

4,000

‡

#

‡

‡

85.9

‡

8.8

!

17.5

13.8

!

1,000 or more

1,100

#

‡

‡

‡

79.9

‡

‡

8.3

!

21.9

!

Percent of K-12 students who
were approved for free or
reduced-price lunches

0-34

17,6000

‡

‡

‡

‡

80.3

‡

3.3

4.8

5.0

35-49

7,700

‡

‡

‡

‡

89.0

‡

5.0

!

9.4

3.9

!

50-74

11,900

‡

‡

1.6

!

1.3

!

88.8

‡

9.2

16.2

11.1

75 or more

11,000

‡

‡

1.1

!

1.9

!

85.0

‡

15.9

19.6

18.0

School did not participate
in free or reduced-price
lunch program

1,400

‡

‡

‡

‡

71.7

5.5

!

15.1

!

12.5

!

16.4

!

† Not applicable.

# Rounds to zero.

! Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 percent and 50 percent (i.e., the standard error is at least 30 percent and less than 50 percent of the estimate).

‡ Reporting standards not met. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is 50 percent or greater (i.e., the standard error is 50 percent or more of the estimate).